Victor Tedondo,
mentor and trainer of the Canadian recruits as well as founder and program
director of Gridiron Academy
in Ottawa, Canada, accompanied the offerees on their Rutgers trek, and provided
background on each prospect.

According to Tedondo,
the Rutgers staff has been aware Rene, Villain and Sutherland for two years,
now.

"I think that coach (Kyle Flood) kind of knew about them
already because coach (Bob) Fraser came up here two years ago when he was recruiting
Eli (Ankou)," he said. "And they were young back then. But Coach Fraser passed by
again last week, and he was really impressed by what he saw."

View full sizeVictor Tedondo, founder and program director of Gridiron Academy

Tedondo discussed the
skill-set of Rene, the oldest of the three offerees.

"Patrice Rene is the oldest of the three. He turned 15 not
too long ago. He's a good-sized kid. He's long. He's what coaches are looking
for nowadays in corners," said Tedondo. "Long arms, long legs, he's a long kid.
His recruitment actually picked up last year this time. He picked up his first
offer June of last year from Akron and Syracuse followed a couple days after
when he went to Syracuse.

"He's aggressive," Tedondo continued. "He's one of those
guys you can put in an aggressive defense and he is able to cover his man. He can
go against big receivers. That is the main thing. He can hold at the line of
scrimmage and run with them. He's got to work on his off coverage, which will
come. But press bump and run, he can do really well."

Jonathan Sutherland, Tedondo says, "can do it all."

"The kid is 5-11, 190 (pounds), 15 years old and he can do
it all. He can return kicks for you, he can play corner(back) for you. If you need to
move him to linebacker, he can do that for you, too. He reminds me of Jabrill Peppers," Tedondo
said.

Unlike the two aforementioned prospects,
Luiji Vilain makes
his living in the trenches.

"Luiji is really fast off the edge," Tedondo said. "Right
now, he's about 6-3 1/2, 230 pounds. And
he's long, long arms and his speed off the edge is phenomenal. He's not gonna
be moving inside any time soon. He's gonna be a kid suitable for a 4-3 defense
as a defensive end. He's a pass rusher. That's what he does."

Tedondo's understudies toured
Rutgers' facilities, met multiple members of the coaching and academic support staffs,
then individually met with Kyle Flood in his office to receive their offers. And
according to Tedondo, the early offers could pay dividends.

"They like Rutgers. They watch
a lot of college football. All three of them have defensive mentalities so they
like the aggressive defense that Rutgers brings. And one thing that they like
about Rutgers is that they prepare guys for the next level," said Tedondo. "That
is one area where Rutgers will definitely stand out among other schools is the
fact that they get guys ready. It's not
just about winning college games but getting them ready for the NFL."

Although still early in the
recruiting process for all three recruits, there is a chance each will select
the same college to play for as they have built a strong bond over the years.

"The kids we are talking about are good friends, all three
of them, and they all want to play on the same college team. And for two of the
three of them, Rutgers is their first offer. Our kids are really loyal when it
comes to college football," said Tedondo. "For Patrice Rene, Syracuse and Rutgers
are probably gonna be the ones to beat because those are his first two major
offers. And for Jonathan Sutherland and Luiji, Rutgers will be the school to
beat.

"I'm being straight with you. It doesn't matter what other
offers they get, Rutgers will always be in the top group. Our kids are about
loyalty. You believe in them first and it won't matter who comes after."